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F. HEDLEY & J. S. DOYLE. OONDUGTOR'S 0R GASHIER'S COLLECTION COUNTER FORCARS. APPLICATION FILED MAY '7, 1913.

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1?. HEDLEY & J. S. DOYLE. OONDUCTORS 0R OASHIERS COLLECTION COUNTER FORCARS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7, 1913.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQ.

FRANK HEDLEY, OF YONKERS, AND JAMES DOYLE, OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK.

GONDUCTORS OR GASHIERS COLLECTION-COUNTER FOR CARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedDec. 1, 1914.

Application filed May 7, 1913. Serial No. 765,979.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, FRANK HEDLEY and JanusS. DOYLE, citizens of the United States, residing, respectively, atYonkers and Mount Vernon, in the county of Westchester, State of NewYork, have made a certain new and useful Invention in Conductors orCashiers Collection-Counters for Cars, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to fare collection counters or stands forconductors or cashiers on street cars, busses or the like.

The object of the invention is to provide a shiftable stand or counterfor the use of cashiers or conductors on street cars while collecting ormaking change for fares of passengers.

The invention consists substantially in the construction, combination,location and relative arrangement of parts, all as will be more fullyhereinafter set forth, as shown in the accompanying drawings, andfinally pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a View in front elevation showing a counteror stand embodying our invention applied to a street car, portions ofthe car being broken off and parts in vertical longitudinal section.Fig. 2 is a view in vertical transverse section on the line 2, 2, Fig.1, looking in the direction of the arrows, parts of the car floor androof broken off. Fig. 3 is a sectional view in floor plan of a portionof a car showing the application of a counter or stand to a. street car,the plane of section being indicated by line 3, 3, Fig. 1, looking inthe-direction of the arrows. Fig. l isa viewin perspective showing thestand or counter in position for use, the car sides and floor beingbroken off.

Fig. 5 is a broken detail view, partly in section showing a floor stepsocket for the removable vertical fare box standard. Fig. 6

is a broken detail view in section showing the detachable seat catch orsupport. Fig. 7 1s a broken detail view in section, showing thedetachable catch for the counter or stand wicket. Figs. 8 and 9 arerespectively broken detail views in front and side elevation, showingthe detachable bearing for the upper end of the fare register shaft.Fig. 10 is a detail view in horizontal sectionon the line 10, 10 Fig. 9,looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 11 is a broken detail viewin vertical section on the line 11, 11,

Fig. .12 showing the detachable supporting their larlyin the largercities where the difficul-- ties are constantly increasing, on accountof the increase in the numbers of passengers to be handled necessitatesrapidity of handling the passengers and the collection of fares. Theadvent of the modern fare-prepayment cars increases the necessity forexpedition in collecting the fares of boarding passengers, while economyand efficiency of operation require the conductors or cashiers on thecars to be able to perform the duties of making change and receiving,depositing and registering fares and transfers with ease and facility.At the same time the station of the conductor or cashier, whileperforming the duty of making change or collecting, registering anddepositing fares should be so arranged as not to interfere with or bedisturbed by the proper movement of passengers while entering or leavingthe car.

It is among the special purposes of our present invention to provide astand or counter for the use of conductors or cashiers on street cars inthe performance of their duties in this regard, and in carrying outour'invention we propose to employ a stand or counter of generalarrangement similar to the gates or windows of banks or cashiers desksof business institutions, and to adopt this arrangement for use onstreet cars we propose to make the same detachableand shifta-ble so asto be located at the proper position and in the proper relation withreference to the entrance or exit doorway of the car, and we alsopropose to employ the same in connection with proper passage formingbarriers or railings to facilitate the proper movement of the passengerswhile boarding and alighting from the car without undue interference.

While we have shown our invention as applied to a street car of thecenter entrance type, it is to be understood that in its broadest scope,as defined in the claims, our invention is not to be limited orrestricted in respect to the particular type of carin corn ncction withwhich it is to be employed.

in the particular type of car shown doorways are provided in the sidesof the car opposite each other, and, as shown, these doorways arelocated intermediate the ends of the car, and are controlled by doors10, 11. It is obvious that any suitable or de sired type of door may beemployed. We have shown doors of the sliding type as illustrativeexamples, said doors being each composed of panels which coincidentlyslide in opposite directions with reference to each other, and whenmoved to open position they are received in pockets 12, 13, formed inthe sides of the car.

Opposite each side of each doorway is located a standard 14:, which issecured at its lower end to the floor of the car at a pointapproximately one third the transverse width of the car,thecorresponding standards 14, on opposite sides of the car being inline with each other transversely of the car and spaced apartsufiiciently to aiford a passageway indicated at 15, Fig. 3, betweenthem, at the longitudinal center of the car to accommodate passengers inpassing into or from the seating spaces of the car, on one or both sidesof the doorways, according to the location of the doorways. The upperends of the standards 1e, are turned outwardly and extend horizontally,as shown at 16, to the sides of the car, approximately breast high fromthe floor of the car. Extending vertically from each horizontal portion16, of said standards, is another standard section 17, which is securedat its upper end to the ceiling of the car. Each pair of these standardsforms a passageway between them which extends part way transverselyacross the car from the corresponding side doorway. At a point about themidwidth of each of these passageways are located vertical standards 18,19, in line with each other transversely of the car floor, which aresecured to the floor of the car, the inner standards 18, extending tothe ceiling of the car, while the outermost standard 19, which islocated in proximity to the doorway has its upper end turned inwardlyand horizontally, approximately breast high from the level of the flooras indicated at 20, secured to the standard 18. The standards 18, 19serve to divide the space between the associated standards l l oppositeeach door way into separate passages, one of which, if desired, may beused byentering passengers and the other by alighting passengers, orboth of which may be used for both boarding and alighting passengers,when the cashiers or conductors stand is located on the opposite side ofthe car, as will more fully appear hereinafter.

We will now describe a cashiers or conductors stand or counterassociated with a car landing arrangement such as above described. Itwill be understood, however, that the stand or counter arrangement isshiftable from one side of the car to the other so as to be on theopposite side of the car from the doorway which is in use for boardingand alighting passengers, and, in accordance with our invention, andinorder to take up a minimum space, we propose to locate the stand orcounter, when in position for use, in one or the other of the transversepassageways formed by the standards 14, 18 and 19.

In its essential features the cashiers or conductors stand or counterincludes a wicker or lattice frame 21, having a horizontal table orcounter shelf 22 and a window opening 23, through the wicker or latticeframe through which passengers pay their fares or present their money tothe conductor or cashier for the purpose of making change, the cashieror conductor being located behind the wicker or lattice frame, andbetween the same and the adjacent car door which is maintained closed.The lat ticed frame is detachably and removably supported on thestandards 17 and 18, and the horizontal portion 20 of the standard 19. Asimple arrangement for this purpose is shown wherein a bracket 24, seeFigs. 3, 11 and 12, is securedto the underside of the table or countershelf 22, at the side edge thereof, which bracket is provided with aforked end with downturned fingers 25, which are seated in a groove 26,formed in a collar 27, mounted on the standard 17. At

its other side edge, the table or counter shelf 22 has secured to itsunderside a bracket 28, see Fig. 13, which is provided with a hookshapedextension 29, arranged to partially encircle or engage around a verticalstand ard 30, which is employed in connection with a fare registerdevice81, presently to be referred to more at length. By lifting thelattice frame 21 and its table or shelf 22, so as to free the bracketfingers 25, from the groove 26 of collar 27, and then slightly shiftingthe same to free the member 29 from its engagement with the standard 30,said frame and table may be readily detached for removal to the oppositeside of the car when desired or required. A detachable and removableside frame 32, may also be provided to still further inclose the spaceoccupied by the cashier or conductor.

This side frame is provided with upper and lower strap portions 33, 34-,which embrace the standard 30, the lower strap portion 34:, serving as asupport for the hook member 29 of the cashiers or conductors table. Anarm 35 is pivotally mounted on the upper edge of the side frame 32, andis provided with a hook member 36 which, when said arm is swung downinto horizontal position engages the standard 18, see Figs. 4 and 7.

side frame.

The arm 35, is also provided with a notch 37 in the edge thereof whichengages over a pin 38 carried by the side frame 32, thereby forming adetachable locking device for said In order to still further secure theside frame'in place, while still retaining its detachability, alaterally swinging. arm 39 is pivotally connected to the lower edge ofthe side frame and is provided with a hooked end 40 adapted to engageover or partially around the horizontal portion 20 of standard 19. Byreleasing the arms 35 and 40 the side frame and standard 30'may bereadily detached and removed for use on the opposite side of the carwhenever required.

While a fare register is not essential to our invention we have shownsuch a device as being carried at the upper end of standard 30, andwhere such a device is employed we make suitable provision fordetachably carrying the upper end thereof. In the particular arrangementwe have shown to illustrate our invention, a bracket 41, is secured tothe ceiling of the car, and this bracket is provided with a forkedextension 42, be tween the forked portions of which the upper end of thespindle 43 of the register device is received. A pivoted spring pressedlocking dog 44, serves to retain the spindle in place. By swinging thedog out of retaining relation the spindle 43 may be readily and easilyremoved from the forked extension 42. lVhenthe fare register is in placeit isobvious that it may be operated in any suitable or well known way.

lVhile the use of a fare box is not essential to our invention we haveshown such a device at 45, and which may be of any suitable, convenientor well known type. In the arrangement shown the fare box is carriedupon a vertical standard 46, which is removably stepped at its lower endinto a seat or socket 47, formed in the floor of the car to receive thesame. It will be understood that a standard socket or seat 47 isprovided in the floor of the car at whatever point it is desired tolocate the fare box. A convenient location therefor is shown adjacent tothe standard 18, but somewhat nearer the center line of the car and inall events in convenient position with relation to the conductor orcashier.

If desired a detachable and removable seat for the cashier or conductoris provided behind the table or counter and its associated latticeframe, such a seat is shown at 48, and which is or may be hinged orotherwise suitably supported at one end to one of the sidestandardsl-il, 16. In practice we hinge the seats 48 to panels carriedby the standards 14, 16 and when the seat is not required for use it issimply swung down out of the way as shown in Fig.3. At its other end theseat 48 is provided with a slidable spring pressed catch 49, whichdetachably engages over a cross bar 50, secured between standards 18 19.By this construction the seat 48, for the conductor or cashier maybeeasily and quickly arranged in position for use or removed from suchposition. In order that the cashier or conductor while occupying theproper position behind the counter or desk for the performance of therequired duties of such position may be elevated somewhat so as to beable to see over the heads of passengers and to observe their boardingand alighting movements and so as to be. the better able to control themovements of the doors, we prefer to locate the seat 48 above the normalheight of the car seats and in that case it may be desirable to providea foot rest for the cashier or conductor. Such a device'may be in theform 1 ofa plate or step 51, which is hinged or supported and arrangedin all respects similar to the seat 48. 4

It is obvious that the doors .10, 11, may be operated in any suitable,convenient, or well known manner and by any usual or well known form ofmechanism, and controlled in any well known manner from any convenientpoint. But these details form no part of our present invention.

Having now set forth the object and nature of our invention, and aconstruction and arrangement embodying the principles thereof, what weclaim as new and useful and of our own invention and desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1. A street car having doorways opposite each other inthe sides thereof, and a shiftable cashiers desk or counter, and meansfor detachably supporting the same adjacent either of said doorways.

2. A street car having a doorway, barriers located at the doorway todivide the space adjacent thereto into passageways, a cashiers orconductors desk or counter and means for detachably supporting the sameupon said barriers.

3. A street car having doorways opposite each other in the sidesthereof, barriers arranged adjacent each doorway to divide the spaceinside the same into passages, a desk or counter, and means fordetachably supporting the same on either of said barriers.

4. A street car having doorways opposite each other in the sidesthereof, transversely extending barriers at the sides of each doorway, atransversely extending auxiliary barrier intermediate each side barrier,and a desk or counter detachably mounted on a side and intermediatebarrier of one of said doorways.

5. A street car havingtdoorways opposite each other in the sidesthereof, barriers located at the sides and opposite the center of eachdoorway, a desk or counter and means for detachably supporting saidframe 20 means for detachably mounting the same upon the side and centerbarrier of either of said doorways.

6. A street car having a doorway, standards arranged at the side of thecar opposite said doorway, a desk or table and means for detachablymounting the same upon said standards.

7. A street car havin a doorway, standards located at the side of thecar opposite said doorway, a desk or table and a seat therefor, andmeans for detachably mount-- ing said desk or counter and seat upon saidstandards. o

8. A street car having doorways opposite each other in the sidesthereof, standards associated with each doorway, a wicket frame having atable and window and upon either set of standards.

9. A street car having doorways opposite each other in the sidesthereof, standards assoclated wlth each doorway, a desk or counter,means for detachably supporting said desk or counter upon either set ofstandards, and a fare box associated with said counter or desk.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence ofthe subscribing Witnesses, on this 22nd day of April A. D. 1913.

FRANK HEDLEY. JAMES S. DOYLE.

Witnesses:

G. A. MCGRATH, S. E. DARBY.

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